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Veronica Escobar: “They cannot dismantle or they cannot eliminate the…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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I met with the Secretary of the Education Department.

Published | Video Starts at 01:49

That's the bottom line. She said she would examine the laws around the Department of Education. And by the way, They cannot dismantle or they cannot eliminate the Department of Education without congressional action. But the other thing that's clear is that as we asked about the. The plans, you know, how are you going to do X, Y and Z, how will you protect these groups, etc. Etc. It's clear they have no plan right now. (01:49–01:56)

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Asserts that eliminating the Department of Education requires congressional action.

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